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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
acquaintance
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
admit
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
agent
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
all
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
any
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
attack
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
Commission
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
country
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
deserves
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
distance
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
down
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
drains
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
fierce
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
fight
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
gray
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
hamlet
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
hard
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
hollow
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
library
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
live
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
man
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
mass
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
Mr
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
Murewell
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
Now
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
owned
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
owner
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
pigsties
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
please
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From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
pleasing
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
pointed
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
possessor
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
proprietor
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From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
prospect
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
relations
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
Robert
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
Royal
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
run
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From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
said
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
scandal
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
see
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
seen
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
sight
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From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
speck
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
straight
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
terms
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
There
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Now, having seen our sight,’ said Robert, as they left the great mass of Murewell behind them, ‘come and see our scandal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
tone
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
wants
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From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
warmed
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From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
Wendover
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From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a hamlet down there in the hollow’--and he pointed to a gray speck in the distance--‘I which deserves a Royal Commission all to itself, which is a _disgrace_’--and his tone warmed--‘to any country, any owner, any agent!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will admit that it is a little hard on a man who wants to live on good terms with the possessor of the Murewell library to have to open relations with him by a fierce attack on his drains and his pigsties.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is owned by Mr. Wendover, and I see the pleasing prospect straight before me of beginning my acquaintance with him by a fight over it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Both run by the same proprietor, if you please.
